Article 4 Changes to article 10: Consultation before the grant of planning permission

in paragraph (1)(ii) delete “; or”.

after paragraph (1)(iii) insert—

• “; or

  1. (iv)

     the development is subject to any standing advice provided by the authority or person so mentioned to the local planning authority in relation to the category of development.”.

after paragraph (1A) insert—

“(1B)

The exception in article 10(iv) shall not apply where—

(a)

the development is an EIA development; or

(b)

the standing advice was issued more that two years before the date of the application for planning permission for the development and the guidance has not been amended or confirmed as being extant by the authority or person within that period”

after paragraph 2(m) insert—

“(n)

in paragraph (zc) “Regional Development Agency” has the same meaning as in section 41 of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998^f1 and “Regional Development Agency’s Strategy” is a strategy formulated and kept under review under section 7 and section 7A of that Act”